Job Description: The manager supply chain planning together with their team, ensures that the right product is in the right place at the right time in the right quantities to meet customer demand for various customer channels. This role leads a team of supply planning experts who proactively optimize the best product flow and maximize availability to Starbucks stores and licensed business partners. This partner establishes the relevant planning and operational buying approach to achieve customer service, supply chain and financial objectives. Categories relate to Starbucks retail items and cover ambient items. Job Responsibilities: Identifying and recommending opportunities to reduce costs and prepare for future growth. Driving and implementing small projects to embed these in the organisation. Building a team of Supply Chain Planning experts. Conducting ongoing development of inventory strategies to determine cost-effective use of inventory investment while maximizing inventory turns and meeting service level targets. Track the Supply Planning KPIs, ensuring a root cause analysis and an action plan to hit and maintain target is in place and followed by the team Partner with the Demand Planning team and drive the Supply and Capacity Review phases of the S&OP, providing input on constraints/risks. Lead your team in creating a consistent ‘day in the life’ structure for your team that includes systematic processes executed routinely and reliably. Responsible for setting up the system and maintaining parameters to support an optimal planning setup and achieving the planning objectives. Identifying capacity gaps, mitigating risks and recommending changes to sourcing or agreements with suppliers. You develop and maintain buy plans and submit and monitor purchase orders. You prepare availability, total cost of ownership, stock health and other analyses to facilitate cost and service improvements. Using planning system tools to effectively and efficiently create tactical and strategic inventory and replenishment solutions. Applying system development and enhancement as required. Train, coach and support your team in making optimized use of our Starbucks Supply Chain Planning Best Practices and processes Job Requirements: Ability to inspire and nurture a team, ensuring continuity in an ever-changing and growing business landscape Strong analytical, quantitative, problem-solving skills and detail orientated; Result and solution driven approach to work Good knowledge of purchasing, demand and supply planning and inventory management processes Ability to work both independently and as part of a team Excellent command of the English language Root cause analysis and problem-solving skills; Food or other shelf-life managed planning experience Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; APICS certification Being able to work in a multi-cultural, dynamic environment Ability to deliver small projects and work as a subject matter expert on larger projects; Ability to balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines Qualification & Experience: Oracle ASCP experience Project experience Job Details: Company: Starbucks Vacancy Type: Full Time Job Location: London, GB Application Deadline: N/A Apply Here careersvite.com
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